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Print, parcel, profits: Exploring new models for savings in higher ed
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Jan. 3, 2022 -
Opinion
Hybrid learning sparks new worries about cheating. Can assessment evolve?
Educators can find new ways to engage students instead of fighting disruptions to the old academic order with strict test-taking rules, Greg Toppo argues.
By Greg Toppo • Dec. 22, 2021 -
Trendline
Emerging Technology
As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances.
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Deep Dive
What happened when one campus flip-flopped on mask mandates
To faculty, on-again off-again requirements at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville looked like sinking time and resources into pleasing lawmakers.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 22, 2021 -
Arizona scholarship to start covering tuition for low-income students attending 4-year universities
The promise program is meant to boost college enrollment in a state where just 17% of current 9th graders are on pace to have four-year degrees by 2029.
By Laura Spitalniak • Updated Dec. 23, 2021 -
3 in 4 professors are White. Here's how colleges are trying to diversify faculty.
Institutions spend millions on efforts like cluster hiring in an attempt to respond to protests and employ faculty who look more like the students on campus.
By Liz Farmer • Dec. 21, 2021 -
Donor-advised funds boom likely benefited HBCUs
Grants to racial justice organizations and historically Black colleges and universities spiked by 341% between 2019 and 2020, research finds.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 20, 2021 -
Q&A
D2L sets sights on linking colleges with companies to reskill workers
The company's CEO and founder, John Baker, explains how the LMS provider plans to use the money raised from its recent initial public offering.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 20, 2021 -
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Repurposed real estate emerges as unconventional source of savings, revenue for colleges and universities
Higher ed leaders are striving to create a profitable future while faced with chronic funding obstacles in today's evolving market.
Dec. 20, 2021 -
3 major trends affecting ed tech companies
We reviewed what executives said during their latest earnings calls to better understand patterns in the growing sector.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 17, 2021 -
Harvard's extension of test-optional admissions signals policy is here to stay
The university will not require entrance exams for four more years, and U of Kansas is offering new admissions pathways without the tests.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 17, 2021 -
Colleges take precautions as omicron spreads
Rising coronavirus case counts come just as the fall term winds down, prompting institutions to pursue measures like moving final exams online.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 16, 2021 -
Business costs for colleges rose 2.7% in the 2021 fiscal year
The Higher Education Price Index, seen as a more accurate gauge of inflation than CPI for the sector, was in line with its five-year average.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 16, 2021 -
Cal State system may permanently end admissions test requirements
The 485,000-student system is among the largest in the U.S., making its decision key for the test-optional movement.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 16, 2021 -
Colleges are giving staff pandemic bonuses, a cheaper alternative to raises
These payments don't lock institutions into financial commitments and are likely to become more common, one expert said.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2021 -
Wisconsin GOP bill seeks to sanction colleges for free speech violations
The proposal would require institutions to survey students and employees about free inquiry and self-censorship.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2021 -
Stable outlooks issued for higher ed as inflation undercuts revenue increases
Moody's Investors Service projects operating revenue rising by 4% to 6% in 2022, but labor shortages and inflation are likely to drive up spending.
By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 14, 2021 -
Northeast Ohio colleges aim to tackle 'stranded credits' in a bid to reenroll students
A regional partnership forged by a consulting and research group comes with high hopes for duplication elsewhere.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 14, 2021 -
Alabama board asks to raise higher ed funding by 17.5%. Will states follow?
A strong economy and state budgets flush with federal aid may lead other college systems to ask for big increases.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 13, 2021 -
Ed Dept expects to issue Title IX proposal in April 2022, displeasing advocates
The Biden administration moved up the release date by a month, but survivor advocates call for more steps to change enforcement in the meantime.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 13, 2021 -
APLU report calls for innovation and flexibility in student programming
Report's recommendations include awarding credit to students for prior learning and creating pathways between undergraduate and graduate programs.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 10, 2021 -
The ABA allowed the GRE for law school admissions. Will it improve diversity?
A contentious battle over alternatives to the LSAT had law schools waiting for more clarity.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 10, 2021 -
Opinion
Colleges’ commitment to civic engagement can’t be episodic
Amid calls to increase resources for civic learning, the director of the American Democracy Project suggests ways institutions can make efforts stick.
By Catherine Copeland • Dec. 9, 2021 -
SUNY chancellor resigns after caustic comments against Cuomo accuser
Jim Malatras had the support of the system's governing board but faced widespread calls to step down.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 9, 2021 -
Ohio Valley University will close before spring term
The abrupt announcement comes after years of budgetary and enrollment issues that landed the Christian college on probation with its accreditor.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 8, 2021 -
Colleges roll back employee vaccine requirements after injunction blocks federal contractor mandate
Colleges kept encouraging vaccination, even after removing requirements that employees get the shots.
By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 8, 2021